On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
But we are not here to applaud manly courage, save as it has been displayed in a noble cause.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “But we are not here to applaud manly courage, save as it has been displayed in a noble cause.”
Editor's note · Context
At a memorial event, Douglass asserts that courage is only worthy of applause when it is exercised in service of a just and noble cause.
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